Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
428013000 | DISPLAY IN FRAME OR TRANSPARENT CASING; OR DIORAMA INCLUDING OR IMITATIVE OF A REAL OBJECT | 40 |
20080226846 | Structural Assembly With a Tied, Flexurally Deformed Panel - An assembly includes a flexurally deformed panel, which is connected to a membrane tie by a linear connector and is tied by the membrane tie to form a geometrically stable pre-stressed structure. More than one panel may be flexurally deformed and tied together in an assembly and more than one membrane tie may be present within an assembly. Panels are typically semi-rigid sheet materials, for example metal sheets, plastic sheets, or sheets of composite materials, such as glass or carbon fibre reinforced plastics or resins. Membrane tie members are typically flexible, for example plastic films, fabrics or nets or arrays of rods or cables. The assemblies have many different geometric forms and many different practical applications. Assemblies may be relatively large, for example demountable and reusable shelters or flat-pack point-of-purchase display assemblies, or may be relatively small, for example a photograph or postcard display system | 09-18-2008 |
20080286500 | Stamping Film for Producing Tamper-Proof Motor Vehicle License Plates and Tamper-Proof Motor Vehicle License Plate Comprising Such a Stamping Film - The invention concerns a stamping film for the production of tamper-proof license plates and a license plate produced using a stamping film. The stamping film includes a carrier film and a transfer layer which is detachable from the carrier film and which can be fixed on a substrate of the license plate. Starting from the carrier film, the transfer layer includes a transparent release layer, an opaque decoration layer, a transparent protection layer, an optically variable layer, a reflection layer, a colored layer and an adhesive layer. The decoration layer has mutually spaced areal interruptions where the transparent protection layer adjoins the release layer. The adhesive layer is provided for fixing the transfer layer to the substrate of the license plate. | 11-20-2008 |
20090011151 | Display frame - A display frame includes a first housing member manufactured from a first predetermined material and having a first predetermined size and a first predetermined shape. Such first housing member has a generally depressed portion on a predetermined side thereof. The depressed portion has a second predetermined size and a second predetermined shape. A second generally hollow transparent housing member fits within such depressed portion of such first housing member, such second housing member has a generally hollow interior portion for housing at least one predetermined item. A mechanism operably connects such second housing member to such first housing member such that such second housing member is rotatably moveable from a position substantially within such depressed portion of such first housing member to a position substantially outside of such depressed portion and from such position substantially outside of such depressed portion to such position substantially within such depressed portion. | 01-08-2009 |
20090130345 | CONSTRUCTION OF AN ARTIFICIAL AQUATIC LIFE FORM AND ANCHOR - An artificial life form construction includes an artificial aquatic life form for display; an anchor for receiving the artificial aquatic life form; and a retainer for aiding in retaining the artificial aquatic life form in the anchor. The artificial aquatic life form may have a stem, which the anchor receives with frictional fit in a support. The stem may include an opening. The retainer includes a plug portion, which is inserted in to the opening and expands a peripheral portion of the stem at the opening to increases frictional resistance with the support to prevent dislocation of the artificial aquatic life form. | 05-21-2009 |
20090233013 | VIEWING WINDOW AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - An electronic device ( | 09-17-2009 |
20100068422 | Floating Acrylic Magnetic Plaque - An acrylic display tablet, a supporting base and magnetic elements for releasably interconnecting the display tablet with the supporting base. The magnetic elements comprise a plurality of permanent magnets that are embedded in the base, which magnets mate with a plurality of magnetic standoffs that, in turn, mate with a plurality of permanent magnets that are embedded in the acrylic tablet. | 03-18-2010 |
20100279030 | ARCHITECTURAL PANELS WITH EMBEDDED OBJECTS - A decorative architectural glass panel comprises a two or more glass sheets separated by a resin in which one or more decorative objects are suspended. A method of making the glass panel comprises positioning one or more spacers and one or more decorative objects on a first glass sheet, placing a second glass sheet about the first glass sheet, sealing the edges of the first glass sheet and second glass sheet, and filling the space between the first and second glass sheets with a curable liquid resin. The resin can be poured using a substantially horizontal pour in order to keep the decorative objects from substantially shifting when pouring the liquid resin. The resin can also be poured in combination with a vacuum force. In some implementations, the glass panel may also be substituted with a resin panel using polymeric resin sheets. | 11-04-2010 |
20100323128 | MIXED MEDIA ARTWORK AND METHODS OF CREATION - A method of making mixed media artwork includes cutting a metal sheet; applying an adhesive layer to an outer surface of the metal sheet; applying one or more polymer layers to the adhesive layer, wherein the one or more polymer layers create an image on the outer surface; and deforming the metal sheet to create a three-dimensional outer surface. | 12-23-2010 |
20110300314 | Materials between transparent layers for decoration - Multipurpose decoration consisting in filling and retention of different materials between two or more transparent layers consisting of glass or plastic. | 12-08-2011 |
20120148766 | Panel Comprising at Least One Display Window, and Various Uses of Such a Panel - A panel has at least one viewing window cut made in a front sheet to view illustrations and/or texts or cover them. It has a support sheet glued behind the front sheet; a booklet is fixed on the support sheet, in correspondence to the window, and being smaller than the window so that it can be leafed through via that window, and a sliding shutter is placed between the support sheet and the front sheet, to close the window, in its covering position, and hide the booklet, with the sliding shutter being held in parallel guides situated between the front sheet and the support sheet very close to two opposite sides of the window. Application in particular to making books formed by assembly of several panels. | 06-14-2012 |
20130045341 | Translucent photographic media viewable from both sides - A photographic print media comprising: a transparent synthetic organic polymeric layer adjacent and affixed to an opaque or semi-transparent translucent synthetic organic polymeric layer host to light scattering whitening particulate and diffused dyestuff. The invention as disclosed provides for a novel new method of creating and displaying digital images in a media that provides for photographic quality full color images to be printed with translucency and the ability to view the image from both sides. | 02-21-2013 |
20130129942 | MIXED MEDIA ARTWORK AND METHODS OF CREATION - A method of making mixed media artwork includes cutting a metal sheet; applying an adhesive layer to an outer surface of the metal sheet; applying one or more polymer layers to the adhesive layer, wherein the one or more polymer layers create an image on the outer surface; and deforming the metal sheet to create a three-dimensional outer surface. | 05-23-2013 |
20130266745 | CASE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A case is disclosed. The case includes a main body and a container housing tank. The main body includes a surface, and the container housing tank is located on the surface and used to accommodate a nameplate. The container housing tank includes a main tank and a margin tank, wherein the main tank has a first depth; the margin tank is located on the edge of the main tank and connects with the main tank. The margin tank has a second depth that is greater than the first depth. | 10-10-2013 |
20140072732 | LAMINATE PANELS PRODUCED FROM BIOPOLYMERS - A method for manufacturing the biopolymer panel may include positioning a plurality of biopolymer sheets adjacent to one another, and subjecting them to a laminating temperature that exceeds the glass-transition temperature of the sheets for a time period sufficient to achieve lamination. The laminate panel is then quenched at a quenching temperature that is below the glass-transition temperature. The time period during lamination, as well as any “rest” period between lamination and quenching, is sufficiently short so as to prevent clouding or hazing as a result of crystallization of the biopolymer resin materials. In addition, the panel exhibits sufficient flame retardency to meet applicable building codes, exhibits sufficient impact resistance for use as a decorative or structural panel building material, and exhibits no substantial thermally induced degradation as a result of subjection to the laminating temperature. The panels may be used as decorative or structural building materials. | 03-13-2014 |
20140161996 | PROCESS FOR FORMING AN IMAGE ON A TRANSPARENT ACRYLIC ARTICLE - A method of imaging acrylic glass is presented. An image is formed on a transfer sheet or medium, and is heat transferred to the acrylic glass substrate on which the image is to permanently appear. An opaque pass-through coating is applied to one surface of the clear or transparent acrylic glass article. Heat activatable dye forms the image, and the heat activatable dye, when heat activated in close relationship to the opaque pass-through coating, passes through the opaque pass-through coating to the acrylic glass substrate. The image reflects light through the acrylic glass and is visible through the material and from the side opposite the opaque coating. The opaque pass-through coating layer permanently bonds to the acrylic glass surface. | 06-12-2014 |
20150147491 | No Sew Border Label - A frame web assembly for securing a label to an apparel item is provided. The assembly includes a substrate, a label, and a frame web. The frame web includes a carrier web having first and second faces, the first face having an adhesive, and at least one frame element with the first side having an adhesive and the second side in contact with the first face of the carrier web. The present invention also includes a method for branding the apparel item which includes applying a frame element over the woven label and then adhering the woven label and frame element to an apparel item. | 05-28-2015 |
20150352893 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DECORATION - The present invention discloses a three-dimensional decoration. A three-dimensional decoration in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention includes: a lenticular lens; a first image layer arranged on a rear side of the lenticular lens; a first cover arranged on a front side of the lenticular lens; and a first spacer configured for separating the first cover from the lenticular lens in such a way that a first spatial layer is formed in between the first cover and the lenticular lens. An image of the first image layer is three-dimensionally formed in the first spatial layer by binocular parallax through the lenticular lens. | 12-10-2015 |
20160066662 | DECORATIVE ARTICLES - The present application discloses new decorative articles. The decorative articles may have a base having a reflective upper surface. The decorative articles may include at least one an aesthetic item located at least proximal the reflective upper surface of the base. The decorative articles may include an affixing material disposed on the reflective upper surface of the base, wherein the affixing material fixes the aesthetic item in a predetermined orientation relative to the reflective upper surface. | 03-10-2016 |
428014000 | Peripheral enclosure or frame | 22 |
20080241432 | Pocket wallpaper border with printed "Blank Areas or Regions" - A wallpaper border display apparatus having a wallpaper border, a blank region on the wallpaper border which is separately identifiable and distinguishable from the wallpaper border, and a receptacle attached to the blank region, the receptacle configured to receive therein an item and having a surface through which said item can be viewed. | 10-02-2008 |
20090117295 | Pressure sensitive adhesive photo mount system - A photo mount system is formed from a pressure sensitive adhesive laminate, in which a center carrier sheet has a low tack low residue pressure sensitive adhesive on both sides thereof. A face sheet is decorative on one surface thereof and has a release liner on the other, and is further characterized by a removable portion that allows for exposure of a part of the pressure sensitive adhesive. The removable portion and exposure of the pressure sensitive adhesive accommodates the placement of a photograph or other memorabilia thereon. A backing sheet is removably received by the adhesive attached to the opposite side of the carrier sheet, and is removable to expose the adhesive for attachment to an appliance, wall, furniture of the like. | 05-07-2009 |
20090117296 | FRAMES AND CANVASSES WITH A DOUBLE HOOKING AND FASTENING SYSTEM, TO BE WORN OR APPLIED ON VARIOUS OBJECTS, MADE WITH A SOFT MATERIAL, CLOTH OR LEATHER GOODS, TO BE ADDED TO ANY TYPE OF CLOTHES, FITTINGS FOR CLOTHES, FURNISHINGS AND INTERIOR DECORATION, IN AN INTERCHANGEABLE WAY - The present invention is a system and related device for an easy and simple hooking of graphic representations, for example paintings and prints. The representations are made on a support of thin and soft material, for example cloth or leather goods, which can be applied, in an interchangeable way, on any kind of clothes, fittings for clothes, furnishings and interior decorations. | 05-07-2009 |
20090148630 | DISPLAY ASSEMBLY OF FOLDED ROLLED PAPER PRODUCTS - A display assembly with a plurality of rolled paper products having: a plurality of folded implements convolutely wound about a core or a void area, capable of being dispensed from the rolled paper product, comprising a fibrous structure having a first flap with a first edge; a second flap with a second edge; and a body, between the first flap and the second flap, the body having a first surface and a second surface; wherein the first flap and the second flap are folded against and overlap either the first surface or the second surface of the body. | 06-11-2009 |
20090280272 | SCULPTURE DEVICE - A sculpture device may comprise a base, at least one figure, a cover and a control element. The base may have upper and lower surfaces. The figure may be movable along the upper surface. The cover may be coupled to the base and may have a lens mounted therein to which an operator may view the figure. The control element may include a magnetic mechanism for magnetically attracting the figure such that movement of the control element along the lower surface causes corresponding movement of the figure along the upper surface. | 11-12-2009 |
20100034991 | Plaque for displayng three dimensional item - A plaque having the ability to hold a three dimensional item for display, and in particular to a plaque with one or more display features for holding the item and permitting display of more than one surfaces of such a three dimensional item. In another aspect, plaque designs related to a specific type of event are combined with items of the same event. | 02-11-2010 |
20100075073 | ARTICLE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE DECORATIVE ORNAMENTS - A jewelry article having one or more interchangeable inserts removably attached thereto. In an aspect, the article comprises an assembly having an opening and one or more recessed portions, wherein one or more interchangeable inserts are removably attached therein. The one or more inserts comprise a top portion having a recessed housing to house one or more decorative ornaments, and a base portion having one or more cavities wherein one or more magnets are adhesively affixed therein. | 03-25-2010 |
20100159160 | MODULAR DISPLAY SYSTEM - A modular display system including a plurality of display tiles insertable into slideways in a display tile holder. Each display tile includes a display panel, a slide panel, and a spacer extending therebetween. The display tile holder includes a base panel and a plurality of first slideways and a plurality of second slideways orthogonal to the first. The display tile holder includes a plurality of retainers each supported in spaced relation from the base panel and arranged in an array to define the slideways. Multiple display tile holders are joined together with a connector that engages connector sockets disposed on the base panel. Preferably, the display tile holders are connected together such that at least one slideway from each of the display tile holders is aligned with another slideway. The modular display system may include mounts attachable to a vertical surface and operative to support the display tile holders. | 06-24-2010 |
20100247813 | Injection molded product and manufacturing method thereof - Disclosed herein are an injection molded product and a manufacturing method thereof. In the injection molded product, an insert defining a predetermined pattern may be injection molded to be enclosed by a transparent preform, thus appearing to float slightly above the bottom of the preform. | 09-30-2010 |
20110039041 | Diorama and method of making the same - Diorama made from a two-dimensional image having a background panel in which a background section of the image appears and a plurality of additional panels on which additional sections of the image appear. The additional panels extend forwardly from the background panel, with edges of adjacent ones of the panels coming together and the image flowing continuously between the panels. The two-dimensional image is transformed into a diorama by constructing a three-dimensional model of the diorama in the form of a plurality of panels on which different sections of the image will appear, converting the three-dimensional model to a two-dimensional layout guide with guide lines outlining the panels, superimposing the layout guide on the two-dimensional image, adjusting the shape and size of selected areas of the two-dimensional image to match the guide lines and create the panels, adjusting the areas of the image within the panels so that portions of objects appearing in adjoining panels are aligned with each other, printing the adjusted image, trimming the printed image along facing edges of adjacent ones of the panels, and bringing the trimmed edges together to form a continuous three-dimensional image. | 02-17-2011 |
20110059269 | Matboard having textured surfaces - A mat, and a method for making a mat, having a textured surface optionally colored and optionally laminated to a substrate. A mold containing relief characteristics is used to form a flat thermoformable layer into a thermoformed layer with the same relief characteristics as the mold. The mold is subsequently used to create a plurality of thermoforms, all of which, have the same relief characteristics, and may be colored or finished with or without patterns prior to forming the thermoformable layer or after forming the thermoformable layer. The process allows for the making of mats comprised of the same texture and unlimited variable colored finishes. The mats of the invention are useful for a variety of applications including, but not limited to, wall tile, floor tile, ceiling tile and mats used as a background or perimeter surround for image displays. Additionally, the invention provides for a decorative frame molding comprised of a rigid member covered with textured mats of the invention. | 03-10-2011 |
20110229663 | SOLID-CORE PANEL INCORPORATING DECORATIVE AND/OR FUNCTIONAL MATERIAL - A panel includes a fiberglass substrate encapsulating an aesthetic material. The fiberglass substrate and the aesthetic material are both impregnated with resin to form the solid-core of the panel. The solid-core panel can be manufactured by arranging multiple layers of a fiberglass material between multiple plates, interleaving aesthetic material between at least two of the layers of fiberglass material, applying resin to the multiple layers of fiberglass material and the aesthetic material, and then allowing the combination of the resin, multiple layers of fiberglass material, and the aesthetic material to cure between the plates, forming a solid-core panel encapsulating the aesthetic material. | 09-22-2011 |
20120088042 | ARCHITECTURAL PANELS WITH OBJECTS EMBEDDED IN RESIN INTERLAYER - A decorative architectural glass panel comprises a two or more glass sheets separated by a resin in which one or more decorative objects are suspended. A method of making the glass panel comprises positioning one or more spacers and one or more decorative objects on a first glass sheet, placing a second glass sheet about the first glass sheet, sealing the edges of the first glass sheet and second glass sheet, and filling the space between the first and second glass sheets with a curable liquid resin. The resin can be poured using a substantially horizontal pour in order to keep the decorative objects from substantially shifting when pouring the liquid resin. The resin can also be poured in combination with a vacuum force. In some implementations, the glass panel may also be substituted with a resin panel using polymeric resin sheets. | 04-12-2012 |
20120183704 | CUT-RESISTANT EXHIBIT BOARD - A cut-resistant exhibit board comprises a substrate having a first side surface provided with a cut-resistant layer, and a second side surface of the substrate is provided with an exhibit frame and an adhesive layer located in the exhibit frame. By such an arrangement, the cut-resistant layer can serve as a backing pad for assisting cutting operation during the production of the exhibit object, reducing the cost in additionally preparing the backing pad while making the production easier and more convenient. In addition, since the exhibit frame is made of soft material having anti-slip function, it can avoid the danger that the user is probably cut when the cutter slips while allowing the user to easily perform the line pressing operations by using line pressing tool. In the exhibit frame is provided a detachable plate element which will be flush with the exhibit frame after being place therein. | 07-19-2012 |
20130202817 | ANTISTATIC COATING - An antistatic article including a substrate having a first surface, a sputtered conductive layer arranged on the first surface and having a thickness ranging from approximately 0.5 nanometers to approximately 10 nanometers, and an outer layer or a series of layers arranged atop the sputtered conductive layer, wherein, the antistatic article exhibits a surface resistivity of less than approximately 10 | 08-08-2013 |
20130216735 | INTERCHANGEABLE DECORATION SYSTEM - A decoration system that includes a base object to be decorated and a rim capable of receiving a decorative insert. A user selects or creates a decorative insert, inserts the decorative insert into the rim, and then couples the rim to the base object. The decorative insert may be easily removed and replaced when the user desires a new style. A single rim may be coupled to multiple types of base objects. | 08-22-2013 |
20140127426 | multi-in-one decorative painting - A multi-in-one decorative painting, consists of mother decorative painting, which is composed by the canvas and frame, the canvas is taken up to the frame, and evenly fixed connecting in the inwall of the frame with nails, the front of the canvas is the mother decorative painting, the back of the canvas and the frame is the multi-in-one area of the child decorative painting. The child one is smaller than the mother one, in usual, the number of child one can be from one to four, and there is an invisibility carry apparatus which is installed outside of the frame, it can achieve the effect of several different sizes inconsistent, but the overall style is same. It can meet the needs of matching use for customer, while increasing the effective use of raw materials. | 05-08-2014 |
20140154431 | METHOD FOR PRINTING A DIGITAL IMAGE ON A STYLIZED METALLIC SHEET - A method for creating an artistic image involving printing a digital image on the front surface of a regionally stylized metallic sheet. The method includes the steps of preparing a preparatory image, selecting one or more regions of the front surface for stylization, placing the preparatory image on the front surface of the metallic sheet, stylizing the selected regions with techniques such as physical abrasion, chemical reaction, or heat, and then digitally printing the digital image upon the regionally stylized front surface of the metallic sheet to produce the artistic image. The invention also includes articles produced by this method. | 06-05-2014 |
20140212602 | Medallion Display Case - A display case housing a display board for displaying a variety of differently sized medal articles and their ribbon widths, where the display board is constructed of a plurality of rectangular chip-board or other like material slats, horizontally arranged, where each is over-lapped in stepped fashion, the lower edge of the first slat extending in front of the top edge of the second slat; where the outer edges of the overlapped slats are fixed in place; where the medallions are inserted through a vertical slot from the backside of the display-mounting board, positioned as preferred, and are displayed on the front side of the display board. | 07-31-2014 |
20140248446 | Image Display Apparatus - An image display apparatus ( | 09-04-2014 |
20140272203 | DECORATIVE PANEL SYSTEM - A decorative panel formed from layers comprising a transparent or translucent display panel, a supporting panel, an interchangeable decorative panel disposed between the display panel and the supporting panel, and a retaining band for surrounding the periphery of the panels and retaining the layers in generally abutting relation. The retaining band is removable so as to permit replacement of the decorative layer. The panel system of the invention provides a cost effective means of changing the look of cabinetry that is easy to implement and results in little wastage of materials. | 09-18-2014 |
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